John Locke

John Locke held the position of Regional Collections Supervisor at the box company in Tustin, California before the crash. His boss was Randy from the Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack where Hurley had worked. He bullied Locke because he enjoyed playing Axis & Allies with a colleague, saying that Locke had no actual military experience. ("Walkabout")

Flash-sideways timeline

A box company was the place of employment for Randy Nations, as well as John Locke, until Randy fired him for skipping a conference in Sydney to try to go on a walkabout. The company was owned by multi-millionaire Hugo Reyes, who met John the day he was fired and gave him an interview at a temp agency that he owned. ("The Substitute")